Starz could benefit from skipping Disney deal - analysts

Dec 5 Passing on a pricy Disney distribution
deal could help premium movie channel Starz become a more
attractive acquisition target for media companies when Liberty
Media spins it off in late December or January,
analysts say.

Netflix said on Tuesday it signed a deal with Disney that
gives it exclusive rights to stream Disney movies beginning in
2016, a pact analysts estimated to be worth more than $350
million.

Starz currently has an agreement with Disney for the rights
to stream movies 7 to 9 months after they come out in theaters.
That deal expires in 2016.

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 Aetna Inc's chief
executive denied on Friday that its withdrawal from some
Obamacare exchanges was in retaliation for government efforts to
halt its merger with Humana Inc, as he sought to
convince a federal judge to approve the deal.

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